John, Count of Angoulême

Template:Template other John of Orléans (Template:Langx, 26 June 1399 – 30 April 1467), Count of Angoulême and Périgord, was a younger son of Louis I, Duke of Orléans, and Valentina Visconti,Template:Sfn and a grandson of Charles V of France. He was the younger brother of the noted poet, Charles, Duke of Orléans, and grandfather of Francis I of France.

John was handed over to the English in 1412, according to the terms of the Treaty of Buzançais,Template:Sfn and not released until 1444. In 1415 he was joined by his older brother Charles, with whom he shared an interest in literature.Template:Sfn He had to sell part of his estates to pay for his ransom, but still collected many books. After that, he fought under the orders of his illegitimate half-brother, Jean de Dunois, driving the English out of Guyenne in 1451.

On 31 August 1449, he married Marguerite de Rohan,Template:Sfn daughter of Alain IX of Rohan and Margaret of Brittany.Template:Sfn They had:

• Louis (1455–1458)
• Charles (1459–1496).Template:Sfn Father of Francis I, King of France
• Joan (1462–1520), who married Charles François de Coetivy, count de TaillebourgTemplate:Sfn

He also had an illegitimate son, Jean de Valois, bastard of Angoulême, who was legitimised in 1458.

"Good Count John" died in 1467. He is buried in the Cathedral of Angoulême.